Skelton Grange Battery Storage Facility (99 MW)
Skelton Grange Battery Storage Facility is a 99 MW battery storage project in Leeds, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 4 August 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 January 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 4 August 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 4 August 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 April 2021 | Application submitted |
| 4 August 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 August 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 99 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 January 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Catalyst Capital LLP
- Planning authority
- Leeds
- Planning application reference
- 21/02628/FU
- Address (REPD)
- Former Skelton Grange Power Station Site West Road North Leeds
- Council area (by location)
- Leeds
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8914
Who decides
| Applications | Leeds | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 68 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (10%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 58 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 4 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 4 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Road, Carlton | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 4.2 |
| Buslingthorpe Green | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Redcote Lane, Armley | battery storage | 60 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Barnsdale Road Solar Park | solar farm | 40 | under construction | 8.6 |
| Haigh Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.0 |
| Newton Lane, Ledston | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 9.6 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (53.7779, -1.4912).